By Dieter Krieg
LITTLE BRITAIN -
Guernsey* weren't the only
topic of conversation at the
Fred Crider farm on
Tuesday as an estimated 100
people gathered here for this
year’s Guernsey Field Day.
Frequent comments were
heard about the weather -
which was perfect for
strolling through the pasture
to look at the Cnder herd,
and for sitting beneath big
shade trees while munching
on barbecued chicken. The
hot air mass which held most
of Pennsylvania in a grip for
the past week was over with,
and as it turned out, it rained
the following day.
The featured speaker for
the event was Ray Weber
from the National Dairy
Council. He outlined public
relations and milk promotion
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Guernsey field day held
programs, citing significant
increases in those fields
during the past several
years. He encouranged
dairymen to continue their
support for milk promotion
efforts and ended his talk
with: “Fanning is a noble
profession, be proud of it."
One of the highlights of the
day's activities was the
judging contest which saw
Tom Kirk, Thelma Garber,
and Brad Koppey win top
honors in respective
divisions for youths, ladies
and men.
Koppey was an unusual
winner in the men’s division
in that he was bom and
raised in the New York
metropolitan area, and has
neither worked with nor
owned cattle. The closest he
has come to fanning has
been a few hogs for an FFA
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Fanning. A sophomore at
Garden Spot High School,
Koppey moved to Red Run,
near Terre Hill, while in the
sixth grade. His only Judging
experience has been in
school, and he attributes his
skill to his coach and vo-ag
instructor, Robert Woods.
Finishing behind Koppey
in the men’s division were: 2.
Jesse Balmer, Lititz; 3.
Stephen Tillotson, Peach
Bottom; 4. Scott Wolfe,
Quarry ville; 5. Don
Breneman, Strasburg; and
6. Steve Witkowski, Chapel
Road, Lancaster.
Thelma Garber, first
place winner in the women’s
division, has a Guernsey
oriented farm background
and previous judging ex
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The number one Guernsey judges in divisions for
men, ladies, and youth were, respectively, left to
right: Brad Koppey, Thelma Garber, and Tom Kirk.
number one spot. She
resides with her family at
Willow Street R 2.
Mary Kirk of Peach
Bottom RD followed in
second place, with Jane
McSparran, Peach Bottom
third. Rounding out the top
six were: Joyce Wagner,
Quanyville; Mildred Linde,
Oxford; and Elsie Rohrer,
1058 Lime Valley Road,
Lancaster.
Tom Kirk, son of Frances
and Mary Kirk, Peach
Bottom, finished 10 points
ahead of Connie Balmer,
Lititz, in the youth division of
the judging contest. Ted
Ayres of Oxford placed third,
followed by: 4. Kathy
Breneman, Willow Street;
Mary Ellen Bitler, Peach
Bottom; and Gerald Garber,
Willow Street
The field day, hosted by
Fred Crider, who serves as
president of the Lancaster
County Guernsey Breeders
Club, was held on the former
Arthur Brown farm. Crider
moved here 11 years ago
from Franklin County.
For the past four or five
years, field day happenings
have included a drawing for
a calf. Hus year’s winner,
Clarence Weaver of Lititz,
bad his choice of two, both of
them out of the Crider herd,
and sharing a common
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Clarence Weaver, Lititz, was the winner of the
calf drawing held at the Guernsey Field Day last
Tuesday. Holding the calf is Fred Crider, Little
Britain, on whose farm the field day was held and
who donated the animal.
granddam. Weaver studied carefully, eventually picking
the animals, valued at the darker and slightly
between $lOO to 200, larger one.
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